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60 deaths On the night of August 2, 1999, a massive landslide occurred in Cherry Hills subdivision in Antipolo , Rizal , Philippines that resulted to about 60 deaths and 378 houses buried. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The landslide was primarily caused by the heavy rains associated with Typhoon Ising (Olga) and neglect by the developers and government officials ...
As Antipolo transitioned from a municipality to a component city of Rizal, Gatlabayan was elected as its first city mayor on May 15, 1998 and was re-elected in a landslide victory to a second term on May 14, 2001. [citation needed] Mayor Gatlabayan was responsible for handling Antipolo's ₱800-million budget and served its 500,000 residents.
Antipolo massacre (Rampage killing) 3 December 1993: Sitio Kulasisi, San Luis, Antipolo, Rizal: 5 (perpetrator's neighbors) Winefredo Masagca, believed to be "possessed by evil spirits," killed his neighbors in their house. [134] Maguindanao incident (Rebel attack) 13 December 1993: Maguindanao: 8–9 (all civilians)
The cathedral in Antipolo, Rizal, becomes the eleventh international shrine in the world, the third in Asia, and the first in the Philippines. [ 49 ] March 29 – Passenger ferry MV Lady Mary Joy 3 catches fire near Baluk-Baluk Island, Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan while on its way to Jolo, Sulu ; thirty-three die.
A second bomb went off at about the same time, in another bus owned by the same company at Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte, injuring at least four people. [24] 23 April 2000 - 6 June 2003 [16] Sabah, Malaysia Sulu: 0 several Hostage situation
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes slipped on Thursday as Wall Street’s weak end to last year carried into 2025. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% to extend the four-day losing streak that dimmed the ...
Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 was a flight from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Manila International Airport near Manila which crashed on 12 September 1969. The aircraft, a BAC One-Eleven, struck a mango tree on the hill in sitio Kulaike, Antipolo, Rizal, located 22 km (12 nmi) east of its destination while on a VOR approach to runway 24.
The hijacker was wearing a ski mask and swimming goggles when he jumped out of the plane together with the valuables he had stolen while the plane was flying at an altitude of 1,800 meters (5,900 ft) over Antipolo, Rizal. Officials initially identified him as "Augusto Lakandula", based on the name on his ticket.